OYSTERS, & ROOS

I don't get it!  What's the big deal about oysters?  They're slimy, they're smelly, & they're typically harvested from tidal flat mud.  Some folks claim they're a natural aphrodisiac, but I think there are better ways to increase one's libido, instead of letting some slippery critter slither down your throat.

At the tip of the Long Beach Peninsula, there's not much left of the original town of Oysterville, which was our first destination yesterday.  There are 8 well maintained homes, a church, a schoolhouse, and the Oysterville Cannery, all part of the 80 acre National Historic District.  Driving through what's left of the town, gives one the feeling that you've either been transported back in time, or perhaps, you're on the back set of a movie lot.  The town was first settled in 1841, but it wasn't until after the CA Gold Rush, that the oysters of Willapa Bay became the main source of commerce.

Similar to many cases of over harvesting a natural resource, the oyster business dried up, and Oysterville exists today as a reminder of the past.  From the quaint, 100 year old buildings, we drove back south to Ocean Park, where Jack's Country Store is a place where there's something for everybody.
 

Jack's Country Store, is a full service grocery store, a hardware store, a fishing/camping store, and a whole lot more.  I always find a bunch of stuff that I either didn't know I needed, or, I simply just can't live without.  By the time we had perused all of the aisles, our baskets had mostly non grocery stuff that took all but a few bucks short of a "C" note.  All of that shopping created quite an appetite, so we had lunch just across the street at the Berry Patch.

 Back at the motor homes, a walk on the beach burned off a few calories from lunch.

At 5pm, we drove into Long Beach, where we had dinner with Nick & Terry Russell at the Lost Roo Restaurant.  Over the years, we've crossed paths with Nick & Terry a few times, and have attended several of their Gypsy Journal RV Rallies.  Just by coincidence, our travel plans put us all here at the Thousand Trails in Long Beach, at the same time, where we finally have the opportunity to spend some time together.  I don't know where the time went last night, but we visited, laughed, and shared our experiences for several hours.  When we saw the employees starting to stack the chairs on the tables, it was 10pm, and a more than subtle clue, that it might be time to call it an evening.  We had a great time, and discovered that we share a lot of the same thoughts and interests.

It's raining pretty good this morning, so whatever we decide to do today, it's most likely going to be an indoor activity.